Nashville Soccer Club announced today its Leagues Cup 2023 Group Stage schedule, presented by Coors Light. The inaugural edition of the official Concacaf competition will see the Boys in Gold host Colorado Rapids (MLS) and Toluca (Liga MX) on July 23rd and 27th, respectively, at GEODIS Park. Both matches will be televised on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV App.

Tickets for Nashville SC Season Ticket Members who are interested in witnessing the first edition of the Leagues Cup will appear automatically into their accounts for an additional charge. Season Ticket Members will alternatively have the option to opt out of their Leagues Cup tickets during a special window starting on Monday, March 13th through Wednesday, March 22nd. Season Ticket Members will receive an email on Monday, March 13th on how to claim their seats for Leagues Cup. Tickets to the general public will go on sale at 10 a.m. CT on Thursday, March 30th.

For the first time, all LIGA MX and MLS clubs will pause their leagues’ action to compete in a World Cup-style tournament, Nashville SC has been placed in the Central Region in Group 4. The top two teams from the Central Region Group 4 based off points will advance to the Knockout Stage Round of 32 which will be played on August 2nd-4th.

The Leagues Cup 2023 groups were based on clubs’ 2022 performance along with their geographic regions. Nashville SC finished eighth in the Supporters’ Shield Standings, which resulted in the corresponding Central Region placement first, alongside the other top 15 MLS clubs. The champion, second and third place finishers of Leagues Cup 2023 will qualify for the Concacaf Champions League.

A full breakdown of Nashville SC’s Leagues Cup matches and future dates are below:

A full list of the Groups can be found here.

The knockout stage dates are as follows:

• Round of 32: August 2nd-4th
• Round of 16: August 6th-8th
• Quarterfinals: August 11th-12th
• Semifinals: August 15th
• Final/3^rdPlace: August 19th

The Boys in Gold have faced Colorado twice in its MLS history owning a 2W-0L-0D record in MLS play, while outscoring the Rapids 7-2. Reigning MLS MVP and Golden Boot winner Hany Mukhtar has accounted for five of those goals, including a hat trick performance at GEODIS Park on August 31, 2022.

Nashville SC will face LIGA MX side Toluca for the first time in club history this summer. Last September, Nashville SC competed in its first-ever international competition against Club América of LIGA MX in the 2022 Leagues Cup Showcase Series earning a victory via penalty kicks (4-2) following a 3-3 draw in regulation time.

As previously announced, IMG Arena will be the data distribution partner for Leagues Cup. The complete details on the Leagues Cup format can be viewed here.

Nashville SC joined Major League Soccer on February 29, 2020 in front of the largest attendance ever recorded for a soccer match in the State of Tennessee. In its inaugural MLS season, Nashville SC defeated expectations by becoming the second MLS expansion side to win and advance to the Conference Semifinals in the 2020 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs. Nashville SC returned to the 2021 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs in its sophomore season after becoming just the seventh team in MLS history to go unbeaten at home in a season. Nashville SC inaugurated GEODIS Park, the largest soccer-specific stadium in the United States and Canada, in front of a 30,109-sellout crowd on May 1, 2022. For more information, visit NashvilleSC.com and follow the club at @NashvilleSC on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Spotify.